LIST OF TALLEST STRUCTURES IN EUROPE

A list of the tallest structures of any kind in Europe, which exist or existed in Europe. The list contains all types of structures.

Name	Structural type	Usage	Pinnacle height	Year	Country	Town	Remarks
Warsaw Radio Mast	guyed mast	longwave broadcasting		1972-1974	Poland	Gąbin-Konstantynów, Masovian Voivodeship	collapsed on August 8, 1991 during guy wire exchange, insulated against ground
Ostankino Tower	concrete tower	observation, FM-/TV-transmission		1967	Russia (Soviet Union at time of construction)	Moscow	2000 Fire led to renovation
Troll A platform	offshore platform	Oil drilling		1996	Norway	North Sea	303 meters of height is below sea surface
Balashikha Transmission Mast	guyed mast	FM-/TV-transmission		?	Russia	Balashikha
Gufuskálar	guyed mast	longwave transmission		1963	Iceland	Hellissandur	until Mid-90ies used for LORAN-C-transmission, now used for longwave broadcasting of Icelandic Broadcasting Company (Riksutvarpid), insulated against ground
Emley Moor Radio Mast	guyed mast	FM-/TV-transmission		1964	United Kingdom	Emley Moor, Yorkshire	Collapsed on March 19th, 1969, because of icing, replaced by 330 metre tall concrete tower on same site
Belmont mast	guyed mast	FM-/TV-transmission		1965	UK	Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire	Tallest existing construction in the EU
Kiev TV Tower	lattice tower	FM-/TV-transmission		1973	Ukraine (Soviet Union at time of construction)	Kiev	Tallest lattice tower of the world
Gullfaks C	offshore platform	Oil drilling		1990	Norway	North Sea	217 meters of height is below sea surface
Riga Radio and TV Tower	concrete tower	observation, FM-/TV-transmission		1987	Latvia	Riga	tripod construction, resembling to Eiffel Tower
Berliner Fernsehturm	concrete tower	observation, FM-/TV-transmission		1969	Germany (GDR at time of construction)	Berlin	was 362 metre tall, when completed in 1969
Gerbrandy Tower	partially guyed tower	FM-/TV-transmission		1961	Netherlands	Lopik	Original height: 382.5 metres. 1987: height reduction to 375 metres. Further height reduction to 366.8 metres on August 2nd 2007
Skelton transmitter	guyed mast	VLF-transmission		2001	UK	Skelton, Cumbria	insulated against ground
Trbovlje Chimney	concrete tower	chimney		1976	Slovenia (Yugoslavia at time of construction)	Trbovlje
Sender Donebach	2 guyed masts	longwave transmission		1982	Germany (West Germany at time of construction)	Mudau-Donebach, Baden-Württemberg	grounded, upfed, directional antenna of Deutschlandfunk-transmitter
FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo	guyed mast	FM-/TV-transmission		1969	Poland	Olsztyn-Pieczewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodship
Donetsk TV Mast	guyed mast	FM-/TV-transmission		1992	Ukraine	Donetsk
Longwave transmitter Ingoy	guyed mast	longwave transmission		2000	Norway	Ingoy	grounded, upfed
Sender Zehlendorf, new longwave transmission mast	guyed mast	longwave /FM-transmission		1979	Germany (GDR at time of construction)	Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg	grounded structure with cage antenna
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau	guyed mast	directional radio link		1978	Germany (West Germany at time of construction)	Berlin-Frohnau, Berlin
Endesa Termic	concrete tower	chimney		1974	Spain	As Pontes, Galicia
FM- and TV-mast Kosztowy	guyed mast	FM-/TV-transmission		1976	Poland	Kosztowy
RKS Liblice 2	2 guyed masts	FM-/TV-transmissions		1980	Czech Republic	Liblice, Český Brod	tallest masts used for mediumwave broadcasting, grounded structures with cage antennas
TV Tower Vinnytsia	guyed mast	FM-/TV-transmission			Ukraine	Vinnytsia
VLF transmitter DHO38	8 guyed masts	VLF-transmission		1982	Germany (West Germany at time of construction)	Saterland-Ramsloh, Lower Saxony	insulated against ground
Vakarel Transmitter	guyed masts	LF-transmission		1937	Bulgaria	Vakarel	multiple masts, insulated against ground
Chimney of Phoenix Copper Smelter	concrete tower	chimney		?	Romania	Baia Mare
Sender Zehlendorf, old longwave transmission mast	guyed mast	longwave transmission		1962	Germany (GDR at time of construction)	Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg	grounded structure with cage antenna, destroyed on May 18th, 1978 at aircraft collision
Longwave transmitter Allouis	guyed masts	longwave transmission		1952/1974	France	Allouis	first mast built in 1952 was until 1974 308 metres tall, second mast built in 1974
Sendemast SL3	guyed mast	longwave transmission		1968	Germany (GDR at time of construction)	Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt	collapsed on February 18, 1976
HWU transmitter	guyed mast	VLF-transmission		?	France	Rosnay	multiple masts

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